Clothes-pin



I PATENTED JAN; '12, 1904."

No. 749,234. A. SMITH.

CLOTHES PIN. APPLIGATIQR' I ILED MAY 11, 1903.

H0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFIcE.

ANDREW SMITH, OF FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO ALFREDV. FRIEDRICH, OF TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN.

CLOTHES-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,234, dated January12, 1904.

Application filed May 11, 1903. Serial No. 156,707. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Frankfort, in the county of Benzie and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Pins; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a novel construction in a clothes-pin, the.object being to provide a device of this character which is more easilymanufactured and requires less material and is accordingly lighter andcheaper than the clothes-pins now generally used; and it consists in thefeatures of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustratingmy invention, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a clothes-pin constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of same on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1.

My said clothes-pin A is square in crosssection and is provided at itsupper end with a head B, which is likewise square in crossse ction andhas curved sides, the shank of the pin A being tapered at its upper end,as at C, to form the neck D. At its lower end said shank is bifurcatedby means of a recess E, extending diagonally through said lower end,said recess being of a width practically equal to the diagonal of saidshank at its extreme lower end and gradually converging for aboutone-third its length to a width slightly less than the diameter of theusual clothes-line and retaining said width to its end, said recessbeing about two-thirds the length of said shank.

My said pin is very easily and quickly made and requires very much lessmaterial than the round clothes-pins generally used, the diagonal of myclothes-pin being equal or practically equal to the diameter of theround pin, so that the material saved is very considerable withoutmaterially affecting the strength of the pin. This is due to the factthat the thickness of the prongs remains practically the same, as doesalso their wid'th, so that the material saved is taken away only Whereit is not required. The flaring end of the recess is also very wide,while the elasticity of the prongs is slightly greater than those of theround pins by reason of the less material contained therein.

Thesaving in material is also very advantageous in reducing cost ofshipment by reason of reduced weight and volume, the latter being agreat factor in reducing freights. By reason of the shape of my pins thesame can obviously be packed very much more closely than the round pins,the saving in space required being almost fifty per cent.

I claim as my invention As an improved article of manufacture, aclothes-pin square in cross-section and provided with a diagonal flaringrecess, said clothes-pin having the characteristics hereinbefore setforth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW SMITH.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH WM. Lo'rz, E. F. WILSON.

